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LOT 0571
Greek Black-Glazed Skyphos
SOUTH ITALIAN, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (36 grams, 10.2 cm wide).
Broad and squat with carination below the rim, two lateral loop handles, basal ring.
ProvenanceAcquired in Münich in 2012.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.66.111.
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